敛迹

斂跡
liǎnjì
  1. to refrain
  2. to give up evil (temporarily)
  3. to cover one's traces
  4. to lie low
  5. to retire (from view)

CEDICT

  1. (literary) to cover one's tracks; to go into hiding; to dare not appear in public
  2. (literary) to live in seclusion
  3. (literary) to refrain; to restrain oneself
  4. to cover one's tracks; to go into hiding; to dare not appear in public
  5. to live in seclusion
  6. to refrain; to restrain oneself

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 敛 liǎn
  1. (literary) to hold back
  2. (literary) to restrain; to control (oneself)
  3. to collect; to gather
  4. Taiwan pr. liàn
=2 迹 jì
  1. footprint
  2. mark
  3. trace
  4. vestige
  5. sign
  6. indication
  7. Taiwan pr. jī
=2 迹 jì variant of 迹 jì
=2 迹 jì variant of 迹 jì

Related entries

忍得住 rěndezhù
  1. to refrain
  2. to be able to endure it
遁形 dùnxíng
  1. to vanish
  2. to hide
  3. to cover one's traces
避风头 bìfēngtou to lie low (until the fuss dies down)
避风 bìfēng
  1. to take shelter from the wind
  2. to lie low
  3. to stay out of trouble
销声匿迹 xiāoshēngnìjì
  1. to vanish without trace (idiom)
  2. to lie low
人生如夢，如影隨形，像個蹩腳的演員，在舞台上虛張聲勢、矯揉造作一小時，然後便銷聲匿跡。人生如白痴講的故事，喧囂吵雜，卻毫無意義。

Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.

Source: Tatoeba

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